Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so.

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.

Ability and perseverance are the weapons of weakness.

In our own days we have seen no princes accomplish great results save those who have been accounted miserly.

You must know, then, that there are two methods of fighting, the one by law, the other by force: the first method is that of men, the second of beasts; but as the first method is often insufficient, one must have recourse to the second.

Few men are brave by nature, but good discipline and experience make many so.

Men shrink less from offending one who inspires love than one who inspires fear.